Grip won't stick to new knurled Renthal bar

[Ferrealls_imp]

I put on some new Renthal ultra-lows. The left hand grip of the bars is knurled unlike the OEM bars. I can't for the life of me get the grips to stick to the knurling. I've tried WD-40, isopropyl, hair spray, silicone and last night I even broke down and used super glue. Still won't stick. It's driving me slowly insane. Anyone have any suggestions?

[Lord Popgun]

Wow! My dealer said if the grip is sorta loose, use super glue gel. If it is tight use the Pro Honda Handgrip Cement.

I know that didn't help. And I was glueing a Honda heated grip to a Honda bar. Hopefully someone can help.

To add, maybe you need to clean the bar end with acetone on alcohol or something first to ensure it is degreased.

[INTP_imp]

Try 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive

[ChipBeck_imp]

I put on some new Renthal ultra-lows. The left hand grip of the bars is knurled unlike the OEM bars. I can't for the life of me get the grips to stick to the knurling. I've tried WD-40, isopropyl, hair spray, silicone and last night I even broke down and used super glue. Still won't stick. It's driving me slowly insane. Anyone have any suggestions?

Is this a typo? WD-40 is not intended to make something stick. It makes things slide off.

Chip

[ish_imp]

I put on some new Renthal ultra-lows. The left hand grip of the bars is knurled unlike the OEM bars. I can't for the life of me get the grips to stick to the knurling. I've tried WD-40, isopropyl, hair spray, silicone and last night I even broke down and used super glue. Still won't stick. It's driving me slowly insane. Anyone have any suggestions?

1st: Slide off the grips and wash them with hot water and laundry detergent and also wash the bars and make sure everything is dry.

2nd:A neat trick I use to put the grips on is to use 4-6 zip ties inside of the grip which will help slide in the grip with less friction and once its in there you pull the zip-ties out one by one and boom! You got your grips installed.

I have the renthal gold low bars on my bike and my grips don't slide and i didn't use adhesive.

[Ferrealls_imp]

Thanks ish. I've been through it all. It's not a snugness fit, it's an adhesion problem specific to the bars. I came to this conclusion after trying to use the same method I use to regrip my golf clubs - double sided tape and solvent. The tape wouldn't even stick to the bars, which is really odd. There must be something in paint of the bars that I got that just isn't conducive to adhesion.

Crisis averted though. I ended up using a paint/primer method. Two coats of self etching primer that I let set up. Two thick coats of black spray enamel on top that I did not let set up. Enough spray that it was about to drip. Grips slid right on and 2 hours later won't budge.

[Ferrealls_imp]

I put on some new Renthal ultra-lows. The left hand grip of the bars is knurled unlike the OEM bars. I can't for the life of me get the grips to stick to the knurling. I've tried WD-40, isopropyl, hair spray, silicone and last night I even broke down and used super glue. Still won't stick. It's driving me slowly insane. Anyone have any suggestions?

Is this a typo? WD-40 is not intended to make something stick. It makes things slide off.

Chip

Is this a typo? WD-40 is not intended to make something stick. It makes things slide off.

Chip
It's not a typo. I use it on my mountain bike grips all the time. It takes about a day to set up but the grips are solid. I'm not 100% sure on the mechanism that allows this to happen. Me theory is that since WD-40 is a penetrating oil, it absorbs slowly into the rubber compound of the grips causing a slight solvent effect. The interior surface of the grips becomes slightly more pliable and adheres to the metal bar.

Google WD-40 for putting grips on. You'll find a lot of information about it.